Combined check-holder and match-plate.



PATENTED 061. 11, 1904.

' M; J. BBVANS.

COMBINED CHECK HOLDER AND MATCHPLATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22,1904.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN JEFFERSON BEVANS,'OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED CHECK- HOLDER AND MATCH-PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,205, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed June 22, 1904.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN JEFFERSON BEVANS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCombined Check-Holder and Match-Plate, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a combinational device capable of use both as acheck-holder and as a match-plate.

My invention also consists of certain improvements in the deviceconsidered as a check-holder. Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the interior of arailway-car equipped with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective view of the device. Fig. 3 is a vertical section upon theline 3 3 of Fig. 2 viewed as from the right of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the back plate forming a part of the device. Fig. 5is a horizontal section upon the line 5 5 of Fig. 2 looking toward thebottom of the drawing-sheet.

A car-window is shown at 6, and a panel separating two windows at 7, mydevice being mounted upon the panel by means of the plate 8, whichconstitutes the back of the device. This plate is provided with holes 9,which are to be engaged by screws, thus being firmly secured inposition. The plate 8 is further provided with slots 10, and a cuplikemember 11, provided with a rounded edge 12 and with a match-plate 13, isconnected rigidly with the plate by means of anchorpoints 14:, which areinserted through the slots 10 and bent outwardly, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 4. A pair of leaf-springs 15 are struck up from the plate8 and are consequently integral therewith. These leaf-- springs arerounded at 16, as indicated in Fig. 4. A slot 17 is formed in the plate8 by striking up the springs 15.

In Fig. 3 a check 18 is shown in the position in which it is held by thecheck-taker.

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caring to hold the check constantly in his hand nor to be disturbed whenthe check is to be taken up merely inserts it in the member 11 in theposition indicated in Fig. 3. The passenger may then read his newspaperor otherwise conduct himself in any way he desires, and when theconductor comes around to take up the check he merely reaches over andpulls the same from its fastenings. The leaf-springs 15 have a moderatedegree of tension, such as will hold the check with sufficient firmnessfrom being blown away by the wind, but will readily release it when itis pulled upward by the hand. The match-plate 13 is mounted convenientlyfor the purpose of having matches struck upon it, as will be seen fromFigs. 1 and 3. The rounded edge or bead 12 of the receptacle preventsthe check or other article from catching upon being inserted, and thecurved edges 16'of the leafsprings also insure that the check may glidesmoothly into and out of position. As the springs 15 are resilient andfree to move, any desired number of checks may be inserted in thereceptacle at the same time.

The plate 8 and cup-like member 11, constituting the receptacle, may bemade of any desired material; but I prefer to make them of thin metalbecause of its cheapness, strength, and general efficiency.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent' 1. As an article of manufacture, a plate providedwith means for securing the same upon a wall and also provided withslots, said plate being further provided with a plurality ofoppositely-disposed leaf-springs struck up from the substance of theplate and integral therewith, said leaf-springs being provided withcurved edges disposed adjacent to each other, and a box-like memberengaging said plate and adjoining said leaf-springs, said box-likemember being provided With anchor-points integral therewith andprojecting through said slots and bent substantially parallel with saidplate for the purpose of holding said box-like member in positionthereupon.

2. The combination of a box-like member provided with an aperture intowhich a ticket or the like may be inserted, and a plate upon which saidbox-like member is mounted, said plate being provided with leaf-springsintegral therewith and struck up from the substance thereof, saidleaf-springs being provided with rounded edges disposed opposite eachother and adapted to press toward said box-like member for the purposeof holding said ticket or the like against the same.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. V

MARTIN JEFFERSQN BEVANS.

WVitnesses:

C. M. ROOKEFELLER, JNo. A. METOALF.

